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Question: What do you think have the most influence on the actions of the government?
Choices: "The media" "Trade unions" "Business, banks and industry" "Religious organisations/authorities" "The military/army" "Organised crime" "People who vote for the party/the parties in government" "Citizens in general" "Civic and voluntary organisations" "International organizations (e.g. United nations, International Monetary Fund)"
Data: % of "International organizations (e.g. United nations, International Monetary Fund)"
Period:
Area:
35 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Latvia 23.6%
2 Croatia16.6%
3 Russian Federation16.1%
4 Hungary13.3%
4 Spain13.3%
6 Czech Republic11.2%
7 Japan10.9%
8 Taiwan9.8%
9 Georgia9.3%
10 Slovenia9.1%
11 Norway8.9%
12 Lithuania8.2%
13 Republic of Korea7.7%
13 Turkiye7.7%
15 France7.6%
16 Denmark7.1%
16 United Kingdom7.1%
18 New Zealand6.7%
19 Belgium6.6%
20 Sweden6.2%
21 Slovakia5.9%
22 Suriname5.3%
23 Switzerland5.0%
24 Chile4.7%
25 United States4.6%
26 Germany4.2%
27 Philippines3.8%
28 Venezuela3.0%
29 Iceland2.9%
30 Australia2.8%
31 Finland2.7%
32 Thailand2.4%
33 Israel2.2%
34 South Africa2.1%
35 India0.1%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 203 countries.

Source
ISSP 2016

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -1.255690 X +6.534
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.077
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -78239.478101 X +42617.872
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.144
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.021

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 5.015164 X +77.942
Correlation coefficient (r)0.046
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -3.293763 X +1.903
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.375
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.141

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 18.919011 X +10.062
Correlation coefficient (r)0.161
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.026